A group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Concerned Youth Movement (CYM), has declared that the state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has finally killed and buried the party, going by how the just-concluded national convention of the party was held.
The group made this declaration via a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Laide Ajao.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Monday.
DAILY POST gathered that the national convention of the party was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, between Saturday and Sunday.
But CYM, in its reaction, said that the Governor has finally killed and buried the party with his actions and inactions that led to the absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from observing the convention.
CYM, in the statement, also described the national elective convention as a mere exercise in futility.
It then urged members of the party to find alternative political platforms in order to realise their ambitions ahead of the 2027 general elections.
While speaking further, CYM noted that as it stands, PDP cannot and would not present any candidate for the 2027 elections.
“The PDP has finished, died and was buried last weekend. Members with ambition should move ahead and dump the party.
“As it stands, PDP cannot and would not present any candidate for the 2027 election. PDP members should ask themselves: if Seyi Makinde were running for his second term, would he have made the same decisions?
“Therefore, anyone who has the aspiration to contest elections should swiftly withdraw their membership of the party and join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where they can have a fresh start to pursue their political aspirations and ambition.”
